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A Survey of User Perceptions of OPAC 2.0 Service in Academic Library (대학도서관의 OPAC 2.0 서비스에 대한 이용자 인식 조사)

  • Rhee, Hey-Young
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.179-201
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    • 2012
  • Currently, most academic libraries provide OPAC 2.0 service which applies Web 2.0 based-internet search engine to OPAC. The new service is for the users' convenience and so the considerations for the users' opinions are of great importance for each of services. The objectives of the study were to investigate perceptions of the students as the main user for academic library on the importance for the main services of OPAC 2.0 and analyzed information sources and the reasons for book search by the virtue of this service. The study showed that there were the users' high expectations on accuracy and satisfaction for OPAC 2.0, and the main searching information source was the OPAC of the universities to which the users belong due to familiar screen as well as convenient reading and book loan through it. The OPAC 2.0 service needs to be improved with the consideration of the users' opinions.

An Inquiry into Prediction of Learner's Academic Performance through Learner Characteristics and Recommended Items with AI Tutors in Adaptive Learning (적응형 온라인 학습환경에서 학습자 특성 및 AI튜터 추천문항 학습활동의 학업성취도 예측력 탐색)

  • Choi, Minseon;Chung, Jaesam
    • Journal of Information Technology Services
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.129-140
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    • 2021
  • Recently, interest in AI tutors is rising as a way to bridge the educational gap in school settings. However, research confirming the effectiveness of AI tutors is lacking. The purpose of this study is to explore how effective learner characteristics and recommended item learning activities are in predicting learner's academic performance in an adaptive online learning environment. This study proposed the hypothesis that learner characteristics (prior knowledge, midterm evaluation) and recommended item learning activities (learning time, correct answer check, incorrect answer correction, satisfaction, correct answer rate) predict academic achievement. In order to verify the hypothesis, the data of 362 learners were analyzed by collecting data from the learning management system (LMS) from the perspective of learning analytics. For data analysis, regression analysis was performed using the regsubset function provided by the leaps package of the R program. The results of analyses showed that prior knowledge, midterm evaluation, correct answer confirmation, incorrect answer correction, and satisfaction had a positive effect on academic performance, but learning time had a negative effect on academic performance. On the other hand, the percentage of correct answers did not have a significant effect on academic performance. The results of this study suggest that recommended item learning activities, which mean behavioral indicators of interaction with AI tutors, are important in the learning process stage to increase academic performance in an adaptive online learning environment.

A Study on College Students' Use of Library Blogs: Focus on D Academic Library (대학생의 도서관 블로그 사용에 관한 연구 - D 대학교 도서관을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Lan-Ju
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.25 no.1
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    • pp.319-342
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    • 2014
  • This study investigates the evaluations, preferences, and opinions of students' experiences with their academic library blog and to identify student suggestions on how to improve the utilization such blogs. For this study, the D academic library blog was selected for study, while employing survey and focus group research methods. The results include the students' subjective evaluations of the library blog's operations, suggestions on how to improve the operation, and how to stimulate the utilization of the blog. This study may provide insights on how to improve academic library blog operations with access, updates, content, and marketing strategies.

A Study on Digital Humanities Research Guides of Academic Libraries in the U.S. (대학도서관의 디지털 인문학 연구지원 가이드에 관한 연구 - 미국 대학도서관 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Jisu
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.297-320
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    • 2022
  • In this study, the current status of digital humanities(DH) research support guide service, which is increasing recently in research-oriented academic libraries in the United States, was analyzed by comparing the contents provided by each institution's Website. Based on the ranking of research-focused academic libraries with the largest volume of books in North America as of 2018-19 in Association of Research Libraries(ARL) statistics, the service contents of 30 institutions providing DH research support guide service were analyzed. The criteria for analysis are 8 components of services presented in previous studies: (1) tools and technology, (2) funding, (3) community, (4) pedagogy, (5) projects, (6) resources, (7) publications and consultations, and (8) workshops and training. As a result of the analysis, it was found that most of the institutions operating the DH research support guide service provided 'DH resources', and more than half of the institutions were providing 'DH tools and technology' and 'DH community' information. In addition, most institutions are operating the DH research support guide service in cooperation with the library itself, on-campus research institutes and centers, or other departments for DH publication and project consultation, so they focused on research support information services through consulting. In the future, discussions on the DH research support guide service operation plan of domestic academic libraries and the competency of service personnel should be continued.

A Survey of Portal Sites in Terms of Academic Information Retrieval (검색 포털 시스템의 동향과 발전방향)

  • Lee, Jee-Yeon;Park, Sung-Jae
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.36 no.4
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    • pp.71-89
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    • 2005
  • This paper examines the ways of using information resources available through information retrieval systems of portal sites. We analyze the types of information resources, search capabilities, and interfaces of Naver, Empas, and Google Scholar. Naver's retrieval system sells research reports, papers, patents information, etc. to users, which is similar to C2C(Customer to Customer in e-commerce environment). Empas provides information from journals, research reports, and proceedings with no charge. Google Scholar's noteworthy efforts are their collaborative programs with and/or for major U.S. libraries, such as "Library Link" and "Library Project." Considering the extended information retrieval services of portals, especially the services like Google Scholar's library programs, libraries need to develop more specialized services, such as the customized information service for individual user, development of user convenience tools like OCLC WorldCat, more accessibility through ubiquitous library concept, and collaboration among libraries.

Design of Integrated Portal Service System for Creation of High Quality Scientific and Technologic Academic Information (고품질 과학기술 학술정보 생산을 위한 종합 포털 서비스 체계의 설계)

  • Jeong, Hee-Seok;Park, Jae-Won;Lee, Yang-Sun
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.12 no.11
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    • pp.1530-1538
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    • 2009
  • KISTI-ACOMS ver. 2.0 has been distributed to more than 340 academic societies and used by more than 130 academic societies for 4 years since 2005 and still is desired for use by lots of other academic societies. But contrary to the desire and requests for system upgrades of academic societies, ACOMS has not been improved for last 3 years and some academic societies began to use domestic or foreign similar pay online peer review systems. In this paper, a new integrated portal service system is suggested in order to attempt national production cost-saving and quality improvement of academic information by creating and collecting high quality scientific and technologic academic information inexpensively. We come up with methodology of integration and utilization of a personal academic activity portal system interoperable with other services of KISTI, an open citation reference database automatically constructed by authors' activity and a journal evaluation system based on impact factor.

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Research on Service Development Plans for the National Center for Medical Information and Knowledge: Comparison and analysis with the U.S. National Library of Medicine (국립의과학지식센터 서비스 발전 방안을 위한 연구 - 미국 국립의학도서관과의 비교·분석을 통해 -)

  • Hey-Young Rhee
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.243-272
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    • 2024
  • This study was conducted with the purpose of providing suggestions for improvement through a comparison and analysis of the services of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world's largest medical library, and the National Center for Medical Information and Knowledge, Korea's national medical library. Core services that need to be improved are topic-specific services, community services, services by user type, educational services, technology, facility/space services, research support services, and marketing and public relations and cooperation services. Specialized libraries are also increasingly interested in topic-specific services and public services. Efficiency in access through services for each type of user is needed, and various types of educational services that do not limit the target audience are also needed. Marketing through AI, virtual reality, and technology, facility, and space services to support the disabled, research support services centered on research ethics, research grants, and programs, and collaborative services with domestic and international libraries, academic societies, institutions, and local communities in other related fields and publicity are also needed.

A Study on the Evaluation of Strategic Plan of Academic Libraries - Focused on the Cases of National University Libraries in Korea - (대학도서관 전략적 계획의 평가에 대한 연구 - 국내 국립대학교 도서관 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Yong-Jae
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.46 no.4
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    • pp.551-574
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    • 2015
  • This study analysed the long-term plans of academic libraries to raise their usefulness at universities in Korea. Especially, this study focused the evaluation of strategic plans, and drew an evaluation guideline based on the evaluation methods of strategic plan of academic library in foreign countries. This study checked the long-term development plans of academic libraries in Korea, and evaluated how much the core elements of strategic plan are reflected in the long-term plans. As the result, it has come out that there are more characteristics of operation plans as routine services than those of strategic plan as long-term view which contributes to the development of libraries in the long-term plans of academic libraries in Korea.

Recent Trends of the Assessment of Academic Library Services in the Context of American Regional Accreditation Standards (미국의 대학평가인정기준에 나타나는 대학도서관 평가기준의 최근 경향)

  • Suh, Hye-Ran
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.255-270
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    • 2004
  • American Academic Accreditation System was reviewed. Current accreditation standards of the six regional accreditation associations were analysed with reference to the evaluation of academic libraries. That analysis was led to the recognition of some trends; mission and goal based assessment, qualitative evaluation, emphasis on the student learning outcomes, emphasis on the teaching role of academic librarians, distance education, and less prescriptive text. Some suggestions were made for revision of the Korean academic accreditation standards related to libraries.

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A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on Information Literacy (정보활용능력 주제영역의 계량분석 연구)

  • Park, Myung-Kyu;Kim, Hee-Jung
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.53-63
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    • 2011
  • This paper aims to find out the kinds of sub-topics that were researched in relation to Information Literacy (IL). The text mining method was applied to the articles with information literacy' in the fields of the descriptor, title and in the LISA Database. Also, out of 214 journals that published these articles, those with the top ten highest frequencies were listed and analyzed. Research results show that 908 articles on information literacy were published in 214 journals and User training' and Students' were major descriptors in the sub-topic area of information literacy. Also, Reference Services Review and The Journal of Academic Librarianship are two key journals in IL research as they have the highest frequency of related articles and have shown increasing trends.